WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Day 1 Alliance, the trade association representing private sector contractors working in the criminal justice and immigration systems, released the following statement from national spokesperson Alexandra Wilkes on the actions of reckless, irresponsible activists to oppose replacing dilapidated, dangerous correctional facilities in the State of Alabama: “This is the height of hypocrisy. By trying to …
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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Day 1 Alliance, the trade association representing private sector contractors working in the criminal justice and immigration systems, released the following statement from National Spokesperson Alexandra Wilkes on Washington Governor Jay Inslee signing HB 1090, a bill aimed at shutting down the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma: “This legislation is a misguided, politically-motivated effort …
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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Day 1 Alliance, the trade association representing private sector contractors working in the criminal justice and immigration systems, released the following statement about VICE refusing to air any part of a one-hour interview they conducted with D1A National Spokesperson Alexandra Wilkes in their “documentary” episode airing on Showtime last night: “Yesterday evening, Showtime aired an …
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Washington, DC – The Day 1 Alliance, the trade association representing private sector contractors working in corrections, today released the following statement on the ruling this past Monday by U.S. District Judge Douglas Rayes granting a Motion to Dismiss the lawsuit filed against the Arizona Department of Corrections for the state’s use of contractors. The Arizona Republic and the Arizona Daily Star reported on the ruling this …
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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Day 1 Alliance, the trade association representing private sector contractors working in the criminal justice and immigration systems, delivered live virtual testimony by D1A’s National Spokesperson Alexandra Wilkes before the Washington Senate’s Human Services, Reentry and Rehabilitation Committee hearing regarding HB 1090, a bill that would shut down the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma. D1A released the following statement by …
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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Day 1 Alliance, the trade association representing private sector contractors working in the criminal justice and immigration systems, issued the following statement from National Spokesperson Alexandra Wilkes on legislation moving in the Washington legislature that would ban private sector contractors from providing critically important corrections and detention solutions in the state. The members of the Day 1 …
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“The USMS’s controls for COVID-19 preparedness, prevention, and management are weaker for IGA facilities than for contract facilities.” “For its contract facilities, the USMS’s POD [Prisoner Operations Division] acted quickly to mitigate emerging risks of COVID-19 by ensuring that each facility had a plan in place to follow applicable CDC guidelines. However, the POD did not react as quickly to …
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Day 1 Alliance, the trade association representing private sector contractors working in corrections, released the following statement from National Spokesperson Alexandra Wilkes on the Biden Administration’s Executive Order issued this afternoon. The members of the Day 1 Alliance are CoreCivic, The GEO Group (GEO), Management & Training Corporation (MTC), and LaSalle Corrections. “The administration’s Executive …
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Day 1 Alliance, the trade association representing private sector contractors working in corrections, applauded Congressional leaders for including legislation in the year-end spending bill that restores eligibility to Pell Grants for students learning in prison. Since the 1994 Crime Bill, incarcerated men and women have been barred from applying for Pell Grants. The members of …
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Washington, DC – The Day 1 Alliance (D1A) today announced that it has filed an Amicus Curiae Brief with the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in support of the role of private sector contractors in the U.S. and Arizona criminal justice systems. The brief addresses a number of factually inaccurate assertions made by plaintiffs in a lawsuit …
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